Prince of Wales Canford Shooting Party
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Prince of Wales with Montecute Guest at Moor Crichel 1894November 1894. Crichel House, near WimborneTop row: Mr John Porter, Lord Coke, Earl of Warwick, Duke of Devonshire, Mr Ellis, Lord Alington, Hon. H Sturt MP., Mr Montagu Guest, General EllisFront Row: Lady Coke, Countess of Warwick, Prince of Wales, Lady Alington, Mrs DrummondThe Prince of Wales was a frequent visitor to Canford as a guest of Lord and Lady Wimborne, hence the bust at the bottom of the great staircase. But why Marie Antoinette? The Countess of Warwick, sat on The Prince of WalesÆ right, was for many years the mistress, he affectionately called æDarling DaisyÆ, and she was reputedly to have enjoyed dressing up as the French aristocrat